WAS board for a-5
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
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Topic: WAS board for a-5
Posted By: surfnbrad
Subject: WAS board for a-5
Date Posted: 14 January 2005 at 7:11pm
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hey i saw a rumor that there was oing to be an upradable board for the e-grip does any one know any information about it ??????? ------------- Tippmann A-5: $230/ E-grip: $120/ JCS trigger: $32/ Tear drop Barrel: $35/ Bunkering you while using it: Priceless |
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Posted By: ritzblitz
Date Posted: 14 January 2005 at 7:17pm
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Ive only heard about a was board for the E-bolt that they are supposedly releasing with Tippmanns new gun. -------------  |
Posted By: surfnbrad
Date Posted: 14 January 2005 at 7:18pm
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wat will tippmanns new gun b like wil it have a cyclone or will it be a vert feed ------------- Tippmann A-5: $230/ E-grip: $120/ JCS trigger: $32/ Tear drop Barrel: $35/ Bunkering you while using it: Priceless |
Posted By: SweetSpotter45
Date Posted: 14 January 2005 at 7:21pm
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No ones knows until it comes out and the people that do aren't going to say it. Its one of those suprise things. I don't think they are going to move into the higher end gun market. They are making a good money and have ingraved their position as it is. I think it will be an a-5 with some different gadgets and abilities. ------------- Ready or not here I come? |
Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 14 January 2005 at 9:51pm
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go to the WAS forums and read their is a whole topic they are dezgining a board for the a5 e-grip ------------- 
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Posted By: MariosRampage
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 1:19am
Yes they are making a board for the a-5 AND the 98 custom. Actually both are the same board, and will work with either. The price is 100 and will include the board, and a new solenoid (with a plug-in for eyes  ) Supposed to come out March 1st------------- http://www.model98.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4856 |
Posted By: FyreFly
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 1:37am
I read an interview with one of the Tippmann Effect players and he mentioned that Tippmann was working on a high end gun for future release. ------------- 
System X NME LE WGP Orracle Cocker Tippmann A-5 E-Grip & LPK Tippmann 98C Flatline & LPK |
SweetSpotter45 wrote:Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 2:20am
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sweet.... ------------- TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM 14" Progressive barrel 32* Black gel grips BT-16 Double trigger Pen Spring Mod X-core Expansion Chamber Vertical Adapter |
Posted By: Ihaveanitch
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 8:11am
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very nice indeed ------------- 
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Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 12:06pm
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yes and i was just on the forum and the moderator said that it is
adjustable from 10-30bps, that will be so sweet. i asked if u will
still have the same firing modes that i had before and i havnt got a
reply yet but ill tell everyone the news.
------------- TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM 14" Progressive barrel 32* Black gel grips BT-16 Double trigger Pen Spring Mod X-core Expansion Chamber Vertical Adapter |
Posted By: NascarKevin24
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 12:27pm
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Go to model98.net they have a ton of stuff on refiting a peredator board to a custom and some stuff on tippmann making the new gun. Just for the record your tippmann will never fire over 14bps because it used a spring to recock itself so to make it go faster you will need to make an air ram its all on there. ------------- 
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Posted By: MariosRampage
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 1:25pm
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All WAS boards are semi-auto only. No exceptions. ------------- http://www.model98.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4856 |
Posted By: ItalianoGuy04
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 2:22pm
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IT DON"T MATTA FOR THE A-5 R ALL U PEOPLE IGNORANT?? the cyclone will only feeeed 15 bps thats it... no more... so why would a new board for the e-grip be essential? ------------- 
Supe'd up Spyda Victor, don't like it, don't care |
Posted By: jeep 98 custom
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 2:58pm
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^^^That's what I've been saying, a WAS board in either of the current
guns is usless. In a 98, the ram won't cycle any faster, and you'll
chop paint. In the A-5, the cyclone won't keep up. The only advantage
would be the eyes, but those won't work on an A-5 with a cyclone,
because after it tells the gun not to fire once, the system will stop
because the cyclone won't feed without the blowback form firing.
------------- "Yes there are two path you can go back, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on" 
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Posted By: pballa123
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 5:33pm
no you are ignorant. The cyclone can feed 18bps. Even tippmanns official statement was 15+bps! oh and can i get a vid of your marker doing 30bps please? |
Posted By: MariosRampage
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 5:39pm
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Lol... you can vert feed the a-5. And there are mods you can do to the e-bolt ram to make it go 20+ bps.
------------- http://www.model98.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4856 |
Posted By: ItalianoGuy04
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 5:40pm
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really? 18 bps? thats funny... than don't you think they'd advetise 18 bps? why advertise 15 bps when it can do 18.... huh? ya... exactly...
n' if u buy me a video camera, i'll be glad to show it to you... -------------
Supe'd up Spyda Victor, don't like it, don't care |
Posted By: ItalianoGuy04
Date Posted: 15 January 2005 at 6:52pm
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search what i got n' u can find it out that way if u too cheap to buy me a video camera.. -------------
Supe'd up Spyda Victor, don't like it, don't care |
Posted By: kissXtheXbarrel
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 1:01am
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i second the motion on a video of your gun. you dont have a video camera then borrow a friends. and its quite funny how you call him cheap when your asking him to buy you a video camera so that you can prove your claim. as for the cyclone, i agree with the 15 unless you can somehow mod the cyclone to cycle in more blowback gas to spin it faster. hey, for all we know though, an electronic cyclone will be released to match up with that 30bps or at least come closer to that speed ------------- A5, egrip, cp barrel kit, check it asa, etc |
Posted By: FyreFly
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 3:09am
I think the word "beyond" means 15+bps. -------------
System X NME LE WGP Orracle Cocker Tippmann A-5 E-Grip & LPK Tippmann 98C Flatline & LPK |
Posted By: jeep 98 custom
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 10:37am
Tippmann has ofically stated it will RELIABLY feed 16.7 bps. And go the people how said that about the electronic cyclone, don't hold your breath, to get the timing on it right it would need some sort of eye system. ------------- "Yes there are two path you can go back, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on"
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Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 11:25am
| yeah i dont think this new board will be a success with the A5, sorry everyone. |
Posted By: kissXtheXbarrel
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 8:24pm
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very true, but still. lets all cross our fingers and hope for the best. ------------- A5, egrip, cp barrel kit, check it asa, etc |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 8:34pm
| ^ i agree |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 11:18pm
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wait im a little confused what does the term needing eyes mean? what do "eyes" do for the gun? and also it really would not make sense for them to make one board that fits both the A-5 and the E-Bolt and have it cap 30BPS. What would the extra 13 BPS be for for the A-5, just to taunt owners? That would mean you would be spending $100 to be able to fire 2 BPS faster on the A-5 e grip and at the same time not be able to use all of your other fireing modes. that right their would be spending money and losing quality, their has to be something bigger that their not showing us, unless it is all just a scandel. ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 11:23pm
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the reason that WAS gave me was that WAS capped it so high is just
incase tippmann made some modifications to the cyclone. but i
have a hunch that it also has something to do with the future tippmann
markers because this new grip is also compatible with the future
tippmann models. i have recieved all of this information from WAS
themeselves. the board is no scandel, it will officially start selling on March 1rst at $99. |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 11:27pm
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yea ^ but unless their is proof that cyclone improvments will be made, for the A-5, the whole thing would be cheating you out for your money. wel for A-5 owners at least. and at the descussion on the was forum about the board i am named -=A-5=- Anyone else want to voluntere their names so we can all no each other their? ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 11:57pm
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yes if there are no new or upgrades for the cyclone, it will just be
cheating you out of yur money. but this makes you think, they
know this, so why would they make it compatible with the A5 in the
first place. on the WAS forum i am A5 dude15 ( hey thats the same here!) i also have my own topic which asks questions about the new board and possibly about the future markers from tippmann. go to www.wickedairsports.com then go to the forum, click on equilizer, then click on 98/A5, the click on the top topic that was started by funky fresh, not the one started by me. you will find out some information on the new board, and wicked air sports would be more than happy to answer your questions. |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 5:26pm
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yea i no i have been in the discussion for the last two pages of it, really interesting stuff. Wut you said was the reason why i think that they are gonna make improvements to the cyclone. they are smarter (or should be) than to charge that high for something that will really make no difference and look wut i got from was "Tippmann has several existing markers and several new markers being released. Our board was designed to fit in everything." if the bold and underline diddn't pint it out, they said tippmann was comeing out with several new markers... A typo, or something else??? ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 7:22pm
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^ awsome, this will be really interesting. what if they come out with
like three of them??? which one will i know to buy??? ..... i
dunno!!!! we'll see |
Posted By: pbmasta
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 8:57pm
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well i have heard there was a reca on the cylcone feed so i dont think it support faster firing ------------- Olive PM6 with virtue |
Posted By: surfnbrad
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 9:23pm
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im just gonna wait then see what they come out with better safe than sorry if its not to exciting im just gonna buy an Evil Omen for speedball and my a-5 for everything else i love my a-5 ------------- Tippmann A-5: $230/ E-grip: $120/ JCS trigger: $32/ Tear drop Barrel: $35/ Bunkering you while using it: Priceless |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 11:02pm
| ....ok.... |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 20 January 2005 at 12:07am
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If you don't know what you're talking about, stop spreading hype. I've
got video's of a-5's shooting faster than 15bps and they weren't paint
blenders. What it means when you hear people say it will shoot XXbps
reliably is that there will be a paintball fired everytime the
internals cycle at that ROF. Sometimes at higher ROF's like 18-19 the
cyclone will miss a shot and you will dryfire, that is all. The eye's
are just for the vert feeders and can't be used in conjunction with the
cyclone because of the whole skipping a shot sometimes. I would be
willing to bet that aside from the slightly higher ROF and option for
eyes, you might also see a lighter trigger switch and possibly a longer
battery life and I do believe that theres going to be programming via
trigger. If there weren't some obvious advantages to this board over
the stock then there would have never been talks of making this board
stock in e-grips.
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A-5 E-grip 32º W.B. DOP x-chamb. psycho bal. 2x trig polished internals B.L. 1.2k psi gauge ST grip adapter 32º bottomline |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 20 January 2005 at 4:18pm
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^thank you. I have been trying to say that forever. And the trigger programing u mentioned is definately a very interesting possibility. I never thought of that. ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 20 January 2005 at 6:42pm
| yes, tippmann has even told me that A5's can fire up to 17 bps reliably, they emailed me and thats what they said. and noone ever said anything about breaking paint. i also have a video of a guy from A5 og with his r/t doing about 17-mabye 18. but if the blades in the cyclone get to rate that they spin at 30CPS, which is the max capabilities of the WAS board, then i highly doubt that you will not break a ball. the force of the cyclone blade hitting the paintballs at this constant rate would be sure to break one. and i dont want to be shootin 25 bps and shooting a blank every other almost every other shot, it adds up in the long run to be a big waste of air. suppose yur using a 16 ounce C02 tank. you shoot 300 times in one game, but only 200 paintballs came out (shooting almost every other time), play another game like that and you just lost a full 200 shots out of yur 16 ounce tank. 200 shots is enough gas for another game, thats a waste, so i wouldnt want to be shooting at high rates of fire if im gonna waste gas. |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 20 January 2005 at 8:11pm
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Whats makes you think you could shoot anywhere close to 30bps in semi
auto anyway (thats all that WAS makes), I believe they just put such a
high cap on it so people will be all ZOMGZORZ 30BPS and buy it. I plan
on buying it just because I can shoot faster than 15 bps in semi auto
without thinking and my current e-grip is holding me back a bit. With
this board in a vert fed a-5 you'll have the ROF of a high-end gun with
the price of a mid-level and the durability of a tippmann... isn't that
pretty much what everyone wants in a paintball gun?
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A-5 E-grip 32º W.B. DOP x-chamb. psycho bal. 2x trig polished internals B.L. 1.2k psi gauge ST grip adapter 32º bottomline |
Posted By: jeep 98 custom
Date Posted: 20 January 2005 at 11:32pm
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^^^Yeah. There's only one downside to vert feeding the A-5, a Halo
makes the gun really really heavy. It's not a light gun to start with,
and with a full Halo you can really feel the weight. Just another thing
to consider. ------------- "Yes there are two path you can go back, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on"
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Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 21 January 2005 at 3:49am
That could effect some people I guess but I've never really been bothered by the a-5's weight. I would much rather have a slightly heavier gun that doesnt have all the problems of higher end guns. -------------
A-5 E-grip 32º W.B. DOP x-chamb. psycho bal. 2x trig polished internals B.L. 1.2k psi gauge ST grip adapter 32º bottomline |
Posted By: jeep 98 custom
Date Posted: 21 January 2005 at 10:20am
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^^^What do you mean by "all the problems of higher end guns"? If high ends guns had so many problems, people wouldn't use them. ------------- "Yes there are two path you can go back, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on"
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Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 21 January 2005 at 3:52pm
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Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 21 January 2005 at 5:49pm
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^ yea was said that you will be able to use all of the firing modes that the E-Grip/bolt has. And wuts up with them saying that the E-Grip is caped 13? I argued with them and they were just like "we belive what tippmann tells us" or some stupid crap. I told them that for the A-5 was board it would be a waste of money to fire 2 BPS faster and they said the A-5 E-Grip shot 13 BPS so it would 4 BPS extra.... point is their dodging a lot a questions, look at some of their replys ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 21 January 2005 at 8:11pm
| ^ lol yeah man, u were like "well yur payin 99 bucks for 2 extra bps" and their all like "NO its 4" hmmmmm big difference. |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 5:15am
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A-5 E-grip 32º W.B. DOP x-chamb. psycho bal. 2x trig polished internals B.L. 1.2k psi gauge ST grip adapter 32º bottomline |
Posted By: nschott85
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 11:55am
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Yes, was only makes smei-only. Plus I don't know too many people who can shoot over 15bps with the a5 with many upgrades. The real practical point of the new board is for future models by tippmann where a 30bps cap and all of was features (eye etc) are great. ------------- A5 Egrip+RT Flatline+Sceptor kit Palmers Stab R5 CAR stock w/RVA Impulse WAS AA barrel ND RAM Rip Valve Maxflow 4500 Reloader B Jackhammer LPR Tapeworm Sticky grips ND Low rise |
Posted By: Silent Slayer
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 12:08pm
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isnt 30 bps fast enough where the balls hit in mid air and bust? i dont really think its worth it because if ur in a tourney i dont know many people that can hit 20 bps in semi. so the way most people would be using it is full auto which is pretty much a waste of paint. i think 14 bps is plenty fast for all woods ball, senario, and other players. i also agree with everybody else that if the gun is gaining 2 bps or 4 if you sugar coat it then it definately a quick way to blow 99 bucks. ------------- a5 polished internals flatline custom aluminum foregrip drop e grip w/custom blade trigger palmer stabalizer 71ci 4500psi dye throttle dye invisions vision impy tapeworm crossfire 88/45 EVO |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 1:50pm
| ok, whatever it takes to prove my point. what you showed us was a couple of months old. this is the latest and most recent topic on the WAS board for the A5: Wicked Air Sports quotes "you will have all of the same firing modes plus nxs auto which is capped at 15 bps" http://www.wickedairsportz.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?s=41e8cb151581ffff;act=ST;f=41;t=2 - a5 board |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 1:51pm
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Posted By: DMCOOK
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 3:53pm
| Italianoguy04 it is quite impossible for your gun to reach speeds of what u are claiming for one the halo can only feed around 22 and 27with the victory board but if u are lucky as a leprechaun u might get 30. I might have missed it but i dont believe u have a upgraded board in your gun and if u were to purchase the XSF kit which i highly recommend with a spyder then u can have unlimited bps and vision but the ROF is restricted by the hopper and in your case your gun is never pulling 30+bps because thats what a angel speed claims and why would i got buy a angel speed if i can mod my crappy spyder imagine to shoot 30+bps? |
Posted By: DMCOOK
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 4:36pm
| Italianoguy04 I appologize for the last post because i went in uninformed and to any one wondering what the zip kit is then heres what it does it converts any double stacked body like a spyder and makes it electropneumatic and the board that comes with it i believe is lcd and comes with firing rates from 8-30 bps it is by far the sweetest mod for a spyder ive yet to come accross soon as i get some cash im going to order it agian sry italianoguy04 for the bash. |
Posted By: DMCOOK
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 4:40pm
| silent slayer ppl gain up to 30bps in a game by ramping mostly because in a tourney full auto is illegal ramping is a way of cheating like if u walk your gun up to 8bps the gun fires 16 in speed ball high rates of fire are needed because the more paint u put at your apponent the better chance of hitting them u have but for woods ball or scenario i agree that u really dont need any more than 14 bps a waste of paint it is there is a semi pro team in my town that run a coarse and i was talking to a guy that said he spent 1000 dollars in paint for one tourney thats the price of competitive paintball |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 5:45pm
I did the calculations for that before and its closer to, if i
remember correctly, like 200-300 bps before you need to worry about the
space between paintballs. -------------
A-5 E-grip 32º W.B. DOP x-chamb. psycho bal. 2x trig polished internals B.L. 1.2k psi gauge ST grip adapter 32º bottomline |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 6:52pm
| ^ i see you didnt make a comment about the newest topic about the board that i posted. |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 9:14pm
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will every body plese read this page and read wat was said so u can all stop saying u will only have semi auto? http://www.wickedairsportz.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?s=41f30a635a67ffff;act=ST;f=41;t=2;st=0 - http://www.wickedairsportz.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?s=4 1f30a635a67ffff;act=ST;f=41;t=2;st=0 ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 22 January 2005 at 10:41pm
what did you want me to say... OMGZORZ JOO TROCK. I'm sorry I didn't spend like 45 minutes searching all 17 pages to find it and then come into the tippmann forums to complain about the board thats coming out and how its pointless when I'm not going to be forced to use it anyway. I was going by what I already know about WAS and then I just looked for that and thats what I found. If he said two completely different things then I can't be held responsible for him not editing his previous post. -------------
A-5 E-grip 32º W.B. DOP x-chamb. psycho bal. 2x trig polished internals B.L. 1.2k psi gauge ST grip adapter 32º bottomline |
Posted By: Nigelf
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 12:34am
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I'm sorry, I dont meant to interrupt, but I have some things to say that I feel need saying. If the possibility of a 2-3 bps increase doesnt seem like its worth the $$$ THEN DONT FREAKIN' BUY IT ALRIGHT!?!?!?!? ITS NOT A RIP-OFF IF YOU DONT BUY IT OK!?!?!?!? If you're wondering "then whats the point?" Its already been stated that this board will work with Tippmann's future projects... If you still think that its pointless because this piece wont help you with your cyclone-fed A-5, then you're a self-centered moron. If you really want a marker that can shoot 20+ bps than go get a space gun and shut up, or wait and see what Tippmann has in the works. If you want a fairly priced marker that can keep up, and you can throw down a hill, then by all means keep your Tippmann... I will. OK, I'm done ranting... I feel much better. Nigel ------------- - .68 Carbine - Factory F/A (sale pending) - .68 Special I dont fire warning shots |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 9:14am
| lets leave it at this, because theres no point to go on anymore. A5 users, dont buy the board, you will be very unsatisgfied. over |